LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ended a pregame ceremony honoring broadcaster Vin Scully by running the crowd through a chorus of Scully’s famous line, “It’s time for Dodger baseball.” Scully, who called Dodgers games for 67 years and retired in 2016, died Tuesday at age 94. “It speaks to how much love the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw left his start Thursday at San Francisco with low back pain. Kershaw felt discomfort while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner winced and pointed to his dugout, and then walked off the field … Read more
Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline was highlighted by the deal that sent Nationals megastar Juan Soto to the Padres. And San Diego didn’t stop there, nabbing multiple other key players to help boost its chances at making the postseason. However, the Padres weren’t the only team to add elements ahead of the deadline that will impact … Read more
The 2022 MLB trade deadline will be remembered for the historic Juan Soto blockbuster deal between the Padres and Nationals, but we also saw the team with the best record trade one of its most consistent starters for an injured center fielder. We saw a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in 21 years acquire … Read more
The 2022 MLB trade deadline has been put to bed, and it was quite a news frenzy. The moves were plentiful, and they were eye-catching. Well, some of them were. Each of baseball’s 30 teams wrote its own story over the past few days. But as stories go, some were more engaging than others. Here’s … Read more
A Los Angeles legend left us on Tuesday night. Vin Scully, the iconic voice of the Dodgers, passed away at the age of 94. He was the announcer of the Dodgers for 67 years before retiring in 2016. In addition to calling Dodgers games for nearly seven decades, he was also in the booth for … Read more
The pity is that he could have been ours all these decades, our own unique, lyrical baseball gift. New York City has been blessed for years with a proud battalion of excellence in the broadcast booth. But there was only one Vin Scully. And those who have tried nobly to fill his seat behind a … Read more
Vin Scully, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, died Tuesday at age 94, the team announced. “We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement. “Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a … Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Joey Gallo from the New York Yankees on Tuesday. In exchange for Gallo, the Yankees received Double-A pitcher Clayton Beeter. Gallo, a two-time All-Star — including last season, when he was acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Texas Rangers– has struggled badly this season. Although he … Read more
It’s A.J. Preller’s world, and the rest of the baseball industry is just living in it. OK, maybe that’s an overstatement. But true to form, Preller is pursuing a dizzying number of deals and seems virtually certain to make at least one major move before Tuesday’s trade deadline at 6 p.m. ET. Will it be … Read more